Predicting Next 10 WWE Champions (World And Universal)

2. AJ Styles

AJ Styles WWE champion
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Cesaro may defeat AJ Styles to win the WWE World Championship, and he'll retain the belt in a subsequent rematch, but "The Phenomenal One" will continue to hound him. "The Swiss Superman" will defend the title through the summer of 2017, picking up wins over the likes of The Miz and - in a spectacular SummerSlam match - John Cena. Meanwhile, though, Styles will capture SmackDown's Money in the Bank briefcase.

At the Survivor Series, Cesaro will captain a SmackDown team against one from Raw, ending up as the last man left for the blue brand. With a valiant effort, he'll defeat Roman Reigns to claim the win for SmackDown, but AJ Styles - who walked out on the match toward the beginning - will attack Cesaro following the win. He'll then cash in his MITB briefcase, getting an immediate shot at the WWE World Championship. After a Styles Clash and a three count, he'll be a two-time champion.

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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013